Spark Energy, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Mass Market Customer Book

Oct 22, 2018

HOUSTON, Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spark Energy, Inc. ("Spark" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPKE), an independent retail energy services company, today announced that the Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 60,000 residential RCEs from a retail energy provider in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.

“This tuck-in acquisition is a perfect example of the types of transactions we continue to pursue,” said Nathan Kroeker, Spark’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The transaction represents excellent value and we expect it to be accretive to Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. We believe this acquisition, along with our recent organic sales activity and the consolidation of our brands onto more efficient, cost-effective platforms will drive long-term, sustainable growth and value for shareholders.”

About Spark Energy, Inc.

Spark Energy, Inc. is an established and growing independent retail energy services company founded in 1999 that provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for their natural gas and electricity. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Spark currently operates in 19 states and serves 94 utility territories. Spark offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives.

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The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

changes in commodity prices and the sufficiency of risk management and hedging policies;

extreme and unpredictable weather conditions, and the impact of hurricanes and other natural disasters;

federal, state and local regulation, including the industry's ability to address or adapt to potentially restrictive new regulations that may be enacted by the New York Public Service Commission;

whether our majority stockholder or its affiliates offer us acquisition opportunities on terms that are commercially acceptable to us;

ability to successfully identify and complete, and efficiently integrate acquisitions into our operations;

competition; and

the “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in our quarterly reports, other public filings and press releases.

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